CLEARLAKE, Calif. – On Thursday, Oct. 15, the city of Clearlake will hold a town hall meeting on new efforts to reduce crime and to address code enforcement-related issues.

The meeting will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. at Clearlake City Hall, 14050 Olympic Drive.

The community is invited to attend.

The meeting's purpose is to introduce and describe the roles and strategies of the police and code enforcement departments, as well as to introduce the Volunteer in Police Service and Neighborhood Watch programs.

Attendees will learn about the new strategy for crime reduction and the city's code enforcement plan for cleaning up the city.

Officials also will discuss the city's difficulties and successes in moving forward.

In addition, Public Works personnel will discuss the potential upcoming El Niño weather and how the city is preparing for it.

Upon concluding the presentations, a question and answer session will be open to the public.